Does grazing affect regional climate?

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 243-253

  Eastman, Joseph L ^a,c   Coughenour, Mike B ^b   Pielke Sr , Roger A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^c Department of Systems Engineering   (United States)

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EID: 0035536604     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1525-7541(2001)002<0243:DGARC>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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